This webinar — recorded on October 20, 2026 — is eligible for ACMPE and CEU credit.

The default response to a rural vacancy is to post the job. Sometimes that's the best decision. Other times the better answer is a locums bridge with a defined end date, an APP-led model with specialty backup, a telehealth arrangement, a regional partnership — or a decision not to staff the service line at all. 

This session presents new national research from Jackson Physician Search, LocumTenens.com, and MGMA on how rural organizations choose among coverage models, how often those choices are made deliberately versus by default, and what separates organizations that execute quickly from those that stall. 

Panelists will explore the research’s decision matrix live: which specialties and market conditions favor permanent recruitment, where bridge coverage buys the right kind of time, where team redesign is the durable answer, and how to sequence models rather than treat them as alternatives.

This 60-minute webinar will provide you with the knowledge to:

• Differentiate the market and specialty conditions under which permanent recruitment, locum tenens bridge coverage, APP-led team models, telehealth, or regional partnership is the appropriate first move
• Evaluate coverage strategies using continuity, cost, and speed-to-coverage metrics
• Develop a specialty coverage playbook with escalation pathways for staffing risks

Brought to you by Jackson Physician Search and LocumTenens.com

Terms of registration: By registering for a complimentary sponsored educational webinar, participants understand that their contact information, excluding phone numbers, will be shared with the specific sponsor. Please reference their websites' privacy policies: Jackson Physician Search, LocumTenens.com.

Delivery method: Internet Live Course | Group Internet Based
Learning level: Intermediate - Education that builds on a basic curriculum, designed to improve your ability to analyze and apply skills learned to a topic or knowledge area.
Learning format: Traditional
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of the topic or knowledge area.
Advance preparation: None
Duration: 60 minutes

Claiming Credit: If you wish to claim continuing education credit, you must attend the live webinar and complete the session evaluation in order to meet the requirements of the accrediting organizations.

• ACMPE, medical practice administrators in certification and Fellowship through ACMPE
• CEU, generic continuing education credit

For detailed continuing education credit information, click here.

**PLEASE NOTE: CEU credit types and totals are listed as a good faith estimate. Actual CEU types and totals offered at time of presentation may vary. Final CEU credit listing will be published on or before the day of the presentation.

This webinar consisted of a 60-minute presentation and question-and-answer session.

You will receive informational emails with instructions to access the recording and related resources, as well as steps to claim continuing education credits.